i have been making children’s books since 1995, but i have to admit, this was a helluva 9 days. to start off, i wrote about jacqueline woodson winning the national book award!!! and the series of racist jokes by snicket/handler at the ceremony. just a few days later i wrote …
I have been having a lot of thoughts, a lot of feelings, a lot of everything lately! I’ve got about 5 blog posts in different stages of completion, but I love the ones that just pop out with barely any effort. This is one of those. I had this idea. …
i believe everything is connected and that our life, if viewed through a particular lens, can expose the mythology of our deeper being and life experience. today feels mythic. elements from different parts of my life feel like they’re rising up around me and i can see clearly the threads …
these days I wake up wondering if Darren Wilson is going to be indicted. it’s a strange thing to have in the back of my head as i get up to take care of my one year old, sky. but it reminds me where we are as a people right …
All art is self-portraiture. It is unavoidable. Through my Polka Dot Theory, we can come to see that something as simple as a polka dot expresses something, however minute, about ourselves. My polka dot is different than your polka dot. Each dot potentially expresses everything from what kind of mood …
you can order it now through lee and low! yay!!! and you can learn about it being GENDER FREE! from my letter to my readers too! i’m so excited! i want to hug all the trees in my world. they are such amazing teachers! want more info? check out the …
sometimes babies ‘disappear’ things. so it was with a particular set of keys. they vanished for a very long time. we assumed they’d show up, but after months, it seemed they never would. then something weird happened. they showed up! matthew had to dig his hands down in between the …
*( i wrote this for the authorartists in my HEART OF IT/creating children’s books that matter course. it’s still a little ROUGH, but i wanted to share) Often we think of creative flow as this fantastic high of great productivity and inspiration pouring out of our being. This can seem …
today i find myself falling deeply into inner ritual. it’s not a conscious act. it’s much more than that. it’s my bones. the blood pumping through the muscle that is my heart. my teeth, my hair, my dress, my BEing, my life, my every breath. it’s as if a hidden …
